Genes and proteins and their use

ABSTRACT

According to the present invention, a series of genes are identified in Group B Streptococcus, the products of which may be associated with the outer surface of the organism. The genes, or functional fragments thereof, may be useful in the preparation of therapeutics, e.g. vacaccines to immunize a patient against microbial infection.

This application is a National Stage Application of International Application Number PCT/GB99/04377, filed Dec. 22, 1999.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the identification of bacterial genes and proteins, and their use. More particularly, it relates to their use in therapy, for immunisation and in screening for drugs.

BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), also known as Streptococcus agalactiae, is the causative agent of various conditions. In particular, GBS causes:

Early Onset Neonatal Infection.

This infection usually begins in utero and causes severe septicaemia and pneumonia in infants, which is lethal if untreated and even with treatment is associated with a 10-20% mortality rate.

Late Onset Neonatal Infection.

This infection occurs in the period shortly after birth until about 3 months of age. It causes a septicaemia, which is complicated by meningitis in 90% of cases. Other focal infections also occur including osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, abscesses and endopthalmitis.

Adult Infections.

These appear to be increasingly common and occur most frequently in women who have just delivered a baby, the elderly and the immunocompromised. They are characterised by septicaemia and focal infections including osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, abscesses and endopthalmitis.

Urinary Tract Infections.

GBS is a cause of urinary tract infections and in pregnancy accounts for about 10% of all infections.

Veterinary Infections.

GBS causes chronic mastitis in cows. This, in turn, leads to reduced milk production and is therefore of considerable economic importance.

GBS infections can be treated with antibiotics. However, immunisation is preferable. It is therefore desirable to develop an immunogen that could be used in a therapeutically-effective vaccine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based on the identification of a series of genes in GBS, and also related organisms, the products of which may be localised on the outer surface of the organism and therefore may be used as a target for immuno-therapy.

According to one aspect of the invention, a peptide is encoded by an operon including any of the genes identified herein as pho1-13, pho3-21, pho2-15, pho3-18, pho3-22, pho3-3, pho3-17, pho2-2, pho1-5, pho3-1, pho3-23, pho3-50, pho1-14, pho2-10, pho3-14, pho3-24 and pho3-29, obtainable from Group B Streptococcus, or a homologue or functional fragment thereof. Such a peptide is suitable for therapeutic use e.g. when isolated.

The term “functional fragments” is used herein to define a part of the gene or peptide which retains the activity of the whole gene or peptide. For example, a functional fragment of the peptide may be used as an antigenic determinant, useful in a vaccine or in the production of antibodies.

A gene fragment may be used to encode the active peptide. Alternatively, the gene fragment may have utility in gene therapy, targetting the wild-type gene in vivo to exert a therapeutic effect.

A peptide according to the present invention may comprise any of the amino acid sequences identified herein as SEQ ID NOS. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35, or a functional fragment thereof.

Because of the extracellular or cell surface location, the peptides of the present invention may be suitable candidates for the production of therapeutically-effective vaccines against GBS. The term “therapeutically-effective” is intended to include the prophylactic effect of vaccines. For example, a vaccine may comprise a peptide according to the invention, or the means for its expression, for th treatment of infection. The vaccine may be administered to females prior to or during pregnancy to protect mother and neonate against infection by GBS.

According to another aspect of the invention, the peptides or genes may be used for screening potential antimicrobial drugs or for the detection of virulence.

A further aspect of this invention is the use of any of the products identified herein, for the treatment or prevention of a condition associated with infection by a Group B Streptococcal strain.

Although the protein has been described for use in the treatment of patients, veterinary uses of the products of the invention are also considered to be within the scope of the present invention. In particular, the peptides or the vaccines may be used in the treatment of chronic mastitis, especially in cows.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is described with reference to Group B Streptococcal strain M732. However, all the GBS strains and many other bacterial strains are likely to include related peptides or proteins having amino acid sequence homology with the peptide of M732. Organisms likely to contain the peptides include, but are not limited to, S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, S. suis, S. milleri, Group C and Group G Streptococci and Enterococci. Vaccines to each of these may be developed in the same way as described for CBS.

Preferably, the peptides that may be useful for the production of vaccines have greater than 40% sequence similarity with the peptides identified herein. More preferably, the peptides have greater than 60% sequence similarity. Most preferably, the peptides have greater than 80% sequence similarity, e.g. 95% similarity.

Having characterised a gene according to the invention, it is possible to use the gene sequence to establish homologies in other microorganisms. In this way it is possible to determine whether other microorganisms have similar outer surface products. Sequence homologies may be established by searching in existing databases, e.g. EMBL or Genbank.

Peptides or proteins according to the invention may be purified and isolated by methods known in the art. In particular, having identified the gene sequence, it will be possible to use recombinant techniques to express the genes in a suitable host. Active fragments and homologues can be identified and may be useful in therapy. For example, the peptides or their active fragments may be used as antigenic determinants in a vaccine, to elicit an immune response. They may also be used in the preparation of antibodies, for passive immunisation, or diagnostic applications. Suitable antibodies include monoclonal antibodies, or fragments thereof, including single chain fv fragments. Methods for the preparation of antibodies will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

The preparation of vaccines based on attenuated microorganisms is known to those skilled in the art. Vaccine compositions can be formulated with suitable carriers or adjuvants, e.g. alum, as necessary or desired, and used in therapy, to provide effective immunisation against Group B Streptococci or other related microorganisms. The preparation of vaccine formulations will be apparent to the skilled person.

More generally, and as is well known to those skilled in the art, a suitable amount of an active component of the invention can be selected, for therapeutic use, as can suitable carriers or excipients, and routes of administration. These factors will be chosen or determined according to known criteria such as the nature/severity of the condition to be treated, the type or health of the subject etc.

The products of the present invention were identified as follows:

A partial gene library of GBS (strain M732) chromosomal DNA was prepared using the plasmid vectors pFW-phoA1, pFW-phoA2 and pFW-phoA3 (Podbielski, A. et al. 1996. Gene 177:137-147). These plasmids possess a constitutive spectinomycin adenyltransferase antibiotic resistance marker, which confers a high level of spectinomycin resistance and is therefore easily selected. Furthermore, these vectors contain a truncated (leaderless) Escherichia coli phoA gene for alkaline phosphatase. The three vectors differ only with respect to the reading frame in which the leaderless phoA gene exists, as compared to an upstream in-frame BamHI restriction enzyme site. Because this truncated E. coli phoA gene lacks the appropriate leader sequence for export of this enzyme across the bacterial membrane, extracellular alkaline phosphatase activity is absent when these plasmids are propagated in an E. coli phoA mutant (e.g. strain DH5α). The chromogenic alkaline phosphatase substrate, XP (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-phosphate), does not enter intact bacterial cells and therefore only exported or surface associated alkaline phosphatase activity can be detected. When exported or surface associated alkaline phosphatase activity is present, the chromogenic XP substrate is cleaved to yield a blue pigment and the corresponding bacterial colonies can be identified by their blue colour.

Plasmid DNA was digested to completion with BamHI and dephosphorylated using shrimp alkaline phosphatase. GBS genomic DNA was partially digested with Sau3AI, siz fractionated on a sucrose gradient and fragments <1 kb in size were ligated into the prepared pFW-phoA vectors. E. coli strain DH5α was chosen as the cloning host since it lacks a functional phoA gene. Recombinant plasmids were selected on Luria agar containing 100 μg/ml of spectinomycin and 40 μg/ml of the chromogenic XP substrate. E. coli transformants harbouring plasmids containing GBS insert DNA that complements the export signal sequence of the leaderless phoA gene were identified by the blue colour of the colonies. Approximately 30000 different recombinant plasmids containing GBS insert DNA were screened in this manner and 83 recombinant plasmids, which complemented the leaderless phoA, were chosen for further study.

From these experiments, several clones were selected each containing a plasmid containing a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA.

Having identified the gene in each clone it is then possible to obtain the full-length gene sequence, as follows.

Using the identified and sequenced gene fragment, oligonucleotide primers were designed for genomic DNA sequencing. These primers were designed so as to sequence in an ‘outward’ direction from the obtained sequence. Once read, the sequence obtained was checked to see if the 5′ and 3′ termini of the gene had been reached. The presence of these features was identified by checking against homologous sequences, and for the 5′ end the presence of an AUG start codon (or accepted equivalent) preceded by a Shine-Dalgarno consensus sequence, and for the 3′ end, the presence of a translation termination (Stop) codon.

Upon identification of the full-length gene, primers were designed for amplification of full-length product. Primers used included restriction enzyme recognition sites (NcoI at the 5′end and Eco0109I at the 3′ end) to allow subsequent cloning of the product into the Lactococcal expression system used.

PCR was carried out using the primers, and the products cloned into a pCR 2.1 cloning vector (In Vitrogen). Following confirmation of the presence of the cloned fragment, the DNA was excised using the restriction enzymes NcoI and Eco0109I.

The vector into which this fragment was inserted was a modified version of pNZ8048 (Kuipers, O. P. et al. (1998) J. Biotech 64: 15-21). This vector, harbouring a lactococcal origin of replication, a chloramphenicol resistance marker, an inducible nisin promoter and a multicloning site was altered by the replacement of the multicloning site with two 10×His tags, flanked on the 5-most end with an NcoI site, split in the middle with a multicloning site (including an Eco0109I site), and a Stop (termination) codon at the 3′end of the His tags.

The gene of interest was inserted so that a 10×His tag was in the 3′ position relative to the coding region. Following transformation of the recombinant plasmid into L. lactis (strain NZ9000—Kuipers, O. P. et al. (1998) supra), a 400 ml liquid culture was set up and translation of the protein was induced by the addition of nisin to the culture. After a 2 hour incubation, the cells were harvested and lysed by bead beating. The resultant lysate was cleared by centrifugation, then passed over a metal affinity (Talon, Clonetech) column. The column was washed repeatedly before bound proteins were eluted with Imidazole.

To identify fractions containing the His-tagged recombinant protein, an aliquot from each fraction was analysed by SDS-PAGE, Western blotted and probed with anti-His antibodies.

The recombinant protein obtained was then used to immunise New Zealand white rabbits, with pre-immune sera being harvested prior to immunisation. Following a boost, the rabbits were sacrificed and sera collected. This sera was used in Western blots, ELISA and animal protection models.

Using the sera obtained from the animal studies, immunosorption studies were carried out.

Group B Streptococcus was grown in 20 ml Todd Hewitt broth (THB) for 8 hours, harvested and resuspended in 5 ml PBS. 50 μl aliquots of this were used to coat wells in a 96 well plate (Nunc Immuno-Sorb). This was left at 4° C. overnight to allow for adsorbance of the bacteria onto the plate. Plates were washed twice with PBS, then blocked with 3% BSA in PBS for 1 hr at 37° C. Plates were again washed. Serial 10 fold dilutions of the sera were made in PBS and 50 μl of these dilutions were added to the wells of the plate, in duplicate. The plate was covered and incubated for 1 hr at 37° C. The plate was washed, then 50μl anti-rabbit alkaline phosphatase conjugated secondary antibody at a concentration of 1:5000 was added to each well. Following incubation at 37° C. for an hour, the plate was washed again. 50 μl substrate (PNPP) was added to each well, and the reaction allowed to proceed for 30 min before the adsorbance was read at 405 nm.

Animal protection studies were also carried out to test the effectiveness of protection on the immunised rabbits.

GBS M732 was grown up in THB until mid-log phase was reached—approximately 5 hours. Cells were counted in a counting chamber, and bacteria were diluted to give a concentration of 2×10⁷ bacteria per ml in pre-immune or test sera. 50 μl of this was injected via the intraperitoneal route into 0-1 day old mice. The mice were observed for survival over 48 hours.

The following Examples illustrate the invention.

EXAMPLE 1

A first clone contained a gene sequence identified herein as SEQ ID NO. 1, with an amino acid sequence identified as SEQ ID NO. 2, and classified as pho1-13.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho1-13 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho1-13 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, S. salivarius, Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Aquifex aeolicus, Helicobacter pylon and Haemophilus influenzae. The S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In all other cases, the above homologues can be identified as ATP-dependent Clp protease proteolytic subunits. The catalytic activity of Clp proteases results in the hydrolysis of proteins to small peptides in the presence of ATP and magnesium (Giffard, P. M. et al. 1993. J. Gen. Microbiol. 139:913-920). Furthermore, the ClpP component of Clp proteases has been shown to be induced as part of the heat shock response (Kroh, H. E. and L. D. Simon. 1990. J. Bacteriol. 172:6026-6034) and it is probable that this subunit or the complete proteolytic domain would associated with the bacterial surface.

Immunisation studies, carried out as described above, yielded the following results.

No animals surviving at time (hrs) Treatment No animals 24 48 PBS 10 7 0 Pre-immunised 37 13 0 Immunised 38 17 9

EXAMPLE 2

A second clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho1-14. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 3 and 4, respectively.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho1-14 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho1-14 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. These homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. Additionally, two possible homologues were also identified from Shigella flexneri (SpaR) and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (YscT). These latter two homologues are related proteins, believed to be anchored in the bacterial membrane (Bergman, T. et al. 1994. J. Bacteriol. 176:2619-2626). In S. flexneri, the product of the spaR gene has been shown to be important for invasion of epithelial cells (Sasakawa, C. et al. 1993. J. Bacteriol. 175:2334-2346). Furthermore, the product of the spaR gene is also required for surface presentation of invasion plasmid antigens. The analogous protein in Y. pseudotuberculosis is a component of the Yop secretion system and is also important for virulence in this organism.

EXAMPLE 3

A third clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho1-5. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. Th nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 5 and 6.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho1-5 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho1-5 gene product can only be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus carnosus (sceA). The S. pyogenes homologue was identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. Furthermore, little information is available on the function of the sceA gene product from S. carnosus. The sceA gene product shows some sequence similarity to the aggregation promoting protein from Lactobacillus gasseri. Based on analysis of the sceA gene product, this molecule contains a well-conserved signal sequence and is apparently secreted or associated with the bacterial cell surface.

EXAMPLE 4

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-3. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 7 and 8.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-3 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-3 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus mutans (rmiC), (cpsM) S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes. The S. pyogenes homologue was identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene product. In S. pneumoniae, the homologue can be identified as dTDP-4-keto-6-deoxy glucose-3,5-epimerase. In the other two cases, the above homologues can be identified as dTDP-4-keto-L-rhamnose reductase (rmlC). In S. mutants, the gene encoding this enzyme, rmlC, is part of the rml locus. The rml locus consists of three genes which exhibit significant similarity to enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of dTDP-rhamnose, the immediate precursor of the rhamnose component in the S. mutans polysaccharide capsule (Tsukioka, Y. et al. 1997. J. Bacteriol. 179:1126-1134). An analogous locus has also been identified in S. pneumoniae (Coffey, T. J. et al. 1998. Mol. Micobiol. 17:73-83). Almost all Streptococci characteristically possess rhamnose in their cell wall associated polysaccharides (Schleifer, K. H. and R. Kilper-Bälz. 1987. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 10:1-19), and it is highly probable that dTDP-4-keto-L-rhamnose reductase would be associated with the outer surface in Streptococci.

EXAMPLE 5

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho2-10. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA.

The nucleotide sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 9. From this, upstream and downstream coding regions were identified, and the deduced amino acid sequences shown as SEQ ID NOS. 10 and 11.

A comparison of the amino acid sequences of pho2-10 was performed.

Homologues to the CBS pho2-10 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, Debaryomyces occidentalis (hatI) and Escherichia coli (trkD). The S. pyogenes and E. faecalis homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In the yeast D. occidentalis, the hak1 gene is a homologue of the trkD gene from E. coli (Banuelos, M. A. et al. 1995. EMBO J. 14:3021-3027). The trkD gene of E. coli is part of the kup potassium uptake system. The specific homolog identified here is the kup system potassium uptake protein. The kup system is a constitutive potassium uptake system in E. coli. The kup system potassium uptake protein contains a highly hydrophobic N-terminus that is predicted to span the membrane at least 12 times. Kup is not homologous to other known membrane protein sequences. There is no indication of ATP binding, and it is proposed that the system is driven by a chemiosmotic gradient (Schleyer, M. & E. P. Bakker, 1993. J. Bacteriol. 175:6925-6931).

EXAMPLE 6

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho2-15. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 12 and 13.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho2-15 was performed.

Homologues to the CBS pho2-15 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli (gatc and SgcC). The S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae and E. faecalis homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In E. coli, the gatC and sgcC gene products can be identified as being the IIC component of phosphoenolypyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase systems (PTS), a major carbohydrate active-transport system. In PTS systems, the IIC component is typically involved in binding of extracellular carbohydrates and forms a complex with the IID component to constitute a membrane channel (Nobelmann, B. and J. W. Lengeler. 1995. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1262:69-72).

EXAMPLE 7

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho2-2. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 14 and 15, respectively.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho2-2 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho2-2 gene product can be identified in Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli (malK and afuC), Bacillus subtilis (glnO), Haemophilus influenzae (yebM and potA), Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhimurium (malK). The E. faecalis, S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In all other cases, homologues represented ATP-binding transport proteins that are part of ABC type transporters. Many of the components of ABC type transporters are membrane or cell surface associated, as these systems are involved in the transport of macromolecules from the extracellular environment to the intracellular compartment.

EXAMPLE 8

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-14. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 16 and 17.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-14 was performed and no homologues could be identified in any of the public databases. One homologue to the CBS pho3-14 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, but this homologue was identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of th gene or gene product. Using this S. pyogenes homologue to search the public databases yielded no further information. Since the pho3-14 product complemented the leaderless phoA gene, it can be concluded that this protein (or part thereof) would most probably be located extracellularly.

EXAMPLE 9

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-17. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 18 and 19.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-17 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS Pho3-17 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus mutans and Lactococcus lactis, with similarity being shown to N-acetyl muramidase. Similarity is also seen with an unidentified gene, yubE from Bacillus subtilis.

N-acetylmuramidase is an autolysin that is involved in cell division. Using this limited information along with the fact that pho3-17 complemented the leaderless phoA gene, it can be concluded that the pho3-17 product would most probably be located extracellularly.

EXAMPLE 10

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-18. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 20 and 21.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-18 was performed.

Homologues to the CBS pho3-18 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae. These homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. Using these S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae homologues to search the public databases showed some similarity to outer surface and membrane spanning proteins. Since the ORF3-18 product complemented the leaderless phoA gene, it can be concluded that this protein (or part thereof) would most probably be located extracellularly.

EXAMPLE 11

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-1. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 22 and 23.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-1 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-1 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus subtilis (yutD) and Enterococcus faecalis. The S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae and E. faecalis homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In B. subtilis, the function of the yutD gene product is unknown. It can be noted however, that the yutD gene is located on the B. subtilis chromosome in a region containing genes involved in cell wall synthesis. The fact that this DNA sequence complemented the leaderless phoA gene suggests that this gene product is extracellularly located.

EXAMPLE 12

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-21. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 24 and 25.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-21 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-21 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Lactobacillus fermentum (bspA) and Lactobacillus reuteri (cnb). The S. pyogenes and S. pneumoniae homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In L. fermentum, the bspA gene product has been identified as being a basic cell surface-located protein that has some sequence similarity to family III of the bacterial solute-binding proteins (Turner, M. S. et al. 1997. J. Bacteriol. 179:3310-3316). In L. reuteri, the cnb gene product has been identified as a collagen binding protein that has some sequence similarity to the solute-binding component of bacterial ABC transporters (Roos, S. et al. 1996. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 144:33-38).

EXAMPLE 13

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-22. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 26 and 27.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-22 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-22 gene product can be identified in Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus equisimilis (lppC), Pseudomonas fluorescens (oprI) and Streptococcus thermophilus (orf142). The E. faecalis homolog was identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In S. equisimilis, the lppC gene product has been identified as being a lipoprotein that is homologous to the E(P4) outer membrane protein from Haemophilus influenzae (Gase, K. et al. 1997. Med. Microbiol. Immunol. 186:63-73). Likewise, the P. fluorescens oprI gene encodes a major outer membrane lipoprotein (Cornelis, P. et al. 1989. Mol. Microbiol. 3:421-428). In S. thermophilus, the orf142 product has been putatively identified as a cell surface exposed lipoprotein that may act as a receptor for the bacteriophages TP-J34 and Sfi21 (Neve, H. et al. 1998. Virology 241:61-72). The ORF3-22 product showed good similarity to the above homologues, particularly at the N-terminus. This is most likely the region required for complementation of the leaderless phoA gene, and therefore serves as a leader sequence.

EXAMPLE 14

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-23. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the genes are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 28 and 29.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-23 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-23 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans (perM). The S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae and E. faecalis homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In S. mutans, the perM gene product has been presumptively identified as a permease, but no other information is available as to the function of this protein. Considering that the pho3-23 coding region complements the leaderless phoA gene, it can be concluded that the pho3-17 gene product would most probably be located extracellularly.

EXAMPLE 15

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-24. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 30 and 31.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-24 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-24 gene product can be identified in Streptococcus mutans (dltB), Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus casei (dltB) and Bacillus subtilis (dltB). The S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes and E. faecalis homologues were identified from genome sequence data and no annotations were available as to the identity of the gene or gene products. In S. mutans, L. casei and B. subtilis, the dltB gene product has been identified as being a basic membrane protein that is involved in the transport of activated D-alanine through the cell membrane. The dltB gene product is involved in the biosynthesis of D-alanyl-lipoteichoic acid (Heaton, M. P. and F. C. Neuhaus. 1992. J. Bacteriol. 174:4707-4717). In L. casei and B. subtilis, the dltB gene product is believed to contain at least 9 membrane spanning domains, indicating that the protein or portions thereof are exposed to the outside of the cell.

EXAMPLE 16

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-29. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 32 and 33.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-29 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-29 gene product can be identified in Borrelia burgdorferi (p23 or ospC), Bacillus brevis (owp) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (oprI). Although these homologues are not related to each other, they all represent major outer surface proteins. In B. burgdorferi, the ospC gene product has been identified as being a 23-kDa protein that is the immunodominant antigen on the surface of this bacterium (Padula, S. J. et al. 1993. Infect. Immun. 61:5097-5105). The owp gene product from B. brevis is one of two major cell wall proteins involved in the surface layer lattice (Tsuboi, A. 1988. J. Bacteriol. 170:935-945). Finally, the oprI gene from P. aeruginosa encodes a major outer membrane lipoprotein precursor (Saint-Onge, A. et al. 1992. J. Gen. Microbiol. 138:733-741).

EXAMPLE 17

A further clone was selected containing a plasmid designated pho3-50. This plasmid contained a gene (or part thereof), which complemented the leaderless phoA. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the gene are shown as SEQ ID NOS. 34 and 35.

A comparison of the amino acid sequence of pho3-50 was performed.

Homologues to the GBS pho3-50 gene product can be identified in a variety of Streptococci (penA, pbp2B, pbpB2), Borrelia burgdorferi (pbp2), Enterococcus faecalis (pbpC), Staphylococcus aureus (pbpA), Mycobacterium leprae (pbpB) and Helicobacter pylori (pbp2). In all cases, the above homologues can be identified as penicillin binding proteins (PBPs). Genes encoding penicillin binding proteins are often located in a cluster of genes associated with cell wall synthesis (Pucci, M. J. et al. 1997. J. Bacteriol. 179:5632-5635). Furthermore, PBPS are typically integrated into the cell wall of a bacterium with some or all of the protein being exposed on the outer bacterial surface.

35 1 587 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(582) 1 atg atc cca gta gta atc gaa caa aca agt cgt ggt gaa cgt tct tat 48 Met Ile Pro Val Val Ile Glu Gln Thr Ser Arg Gly Glu Arg Ser Tyr 1 5 10 15 gat att tac tca cgt ctt tta aaa gat cgt att att atg ttg aca ggc 96 Asp Ile Tyr Ser Arg Leu Leu Lys Asp Arg Ile Ile Met Leu Thr Gly 20 25 30 caa gtt gag gat aat atg gcc aat agt atc att gca cag tta ttg ttt 144 Gln Val Glu Asp Asn Met Ala Asn Ser Ile Ile Ala Gln Leu Leu Phe 35 40 45 ctc gat gca caa gat aat aca aag gat att tac ctt tat gtc aat aca 192 Leu Asp Ala Gln Asp Asn Thr Lys Asp Ile Tyr Leu Tyr Val Asn Thr 50 55 60 cca ggt ggt tca gta tcg gct gga ctt gct att gtg gac acc atg aac 240 Pro Gly Gly Ser Val Ser Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Val Asp Thr Met Asn 65 70 75 80 ttc att aaa tcg gac gta cag acg att gtt atg ggg atg gct gct tcg 288 Phe Ile Lys Ser Asp Val Gln Thr Ile Val Met Gly Met Ala Ala Ser 85 90 95 atg gga acc att att gct tca agt ggt gct aaa gga aaa cgt ttt atg 336 Met Gly Thr Ile Ile Ala Ser Ser Gly Ala Lys Gly Lys Arg Phe Met 100 105 110 tta ccg aat gca gaa tat atg atc cac caa cca atg ggc gga aca ggc 384 Leu Pro Asn Ala Glu Tyr Met Ile His Gln Pro Met Gly Gly Thr Gly 115 120 125 gga ggt aca cag caa tct gat atg gct atc gct gct gag cat ctt tta 432 Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ser Asp Met Ala Ile Ala Ala Glu His Leu Leu 130 135 140 aaa acg cgt cat act tta gaa aaa atc tta gct gat aat tct ggt caa 480 Lys Thr Arg His Thr Leu Glu Lys Ile Leu Ala Asp Asn Ser Gly Gln 145 150 155 160 tct att gaa aaa gtc cat gat gat gca gag cgt gat cgt tgg atg agt 528 Ser Ile Glu Lys Val His Asp Asp Ala Glu Arg Asp Arg Trp Met Ser 165 170 175 gct caa gaa aca ctt gat tat ggc ttt att gat gaa atc atg gct aat 576 Ala Gln Glu Thr Leu Asp Tyr Gly Phe Ile Asp Glu Ile Met Ala Asn 180 185 190 aat gaa taagg 587 Asn Glu 2 194 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 2 Met Ile Pro Val Val Ile Glu Gln Thr Ser Arg Gly Glu Arg Ser Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Ile Tyr Ser Arg Leu Leu Lys Asp Arg Ile Ile Met Leu Thr Gly 20 25 30 Gln Val Glu Asp Asn Met Ala Asn Ser Ile Ile Ala Gln Leu Leu Phe 35 40 45 Leu Asp Ala Gln Asp Asn Thr Lys Asp Ile Tyr Leu Tyr Val Asn Thr 50 55 60 Pro Gly Gly Ser Val Ser Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Val Asp Thr Met Asn 65 70 75 80 Phe Ile Lys Ser Asp Val Gln Thr Ile Val Met Gly Met Ala Ala Ser 85 90 95 Met Gly Thr Ile Ile Ala Ser Ser Gly Ala Lys Gly Lys Arg Phe Met 100 105 110 Leu Pro Asn Ala Glu Tyr Met Ile His Gln Pro Met Gly Gly Thr Gly 115 120 125 Gly Gly Thr Gln Gln Ser Asp Met Ala Ile Ala Ala Glu His Leu Leu 130 135 140 Lys Thr Arg His Thr Leu Glu Lys Ile Leu Ala Asp Asn Ser Gly Gln 145 150 155 160 Ser Ile Glu Lys Val His Asp Asp Ala Glu Arg Asp Arg Trp Met Ser 165 170 175 Ala Gln Glu Thr Leu Asp Tyr Gly Phe Ile Asp Glu Ile Met Ala Asn 180 185 190 Asn Glu 3 218 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(216) 3 atc aga gca tat tct ggt cct ctt tcg gtt ttc ctg cca cgt ttt aaa 48 Ile Arg Ala Tyr Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser Val Phe Leu Pro Arg Phe Lys 1 5 10 15 gct tgt gat ata ata gtc aat gtg agg agg act atc atg tta ttt aag 96 Ala Cys Asp Ile Ile Val Asn Val Arg Arg Thr Ile Met Leu Phe Lys 20 25 30 gaa aaa att cct gga cta ata tta tgc ttt att att gct ata cca tct 144 Glu Lys Ile Pro Gly Leu Ile Leu Cys Phe Ile Ile Ala Ile Pro Ser 35 40 45 tgg ttg ctt ggg ctt tat ctc cct tta ata gga gca cca gtc ttt gct 192 Trp Leu Leu Gly Leu Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ile Gly Ala Pro Val Phe Ala 50 55 60 atc ttg att gga ata att gtt gga tc 218 Ile Leu Ile Gly Ile Ile Val Gly 65 70 4 72 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 4 Ile Arg Ala Tyr Ser Gly Pro Leu Ser Val Phe Leu Pro Arg Phe Lys 1 5 10 15 Ala Cys Asp Ile Ile Val Asn Val Arg Arg Thr Ile Met Leu Phe Lys 20 25 30 Glu Lys Ile Pro Gly Leu Ile Leu Cys Phe Ile Ile Ala Ile Pro Ser 35 40 45 Trp Leu Leu Gly Leu Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ile Gly Ala Pro Val Phe Ala 50 55 60 Ile Leu Ile Gly Ile Ile Val Gly 65 70 5 705 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(705) 5 atg aat aaa aga aga aaa tta tca aaa ttg aat gta aaa aar caa cat 48 Met Asn Lys Arg Arg Lys Leu Ser Lys Leu Asn Val Lys Lys Gln His 1 5 10 15 tta gct tat gga gct atc act tta gta gcc ctt ttt tca tgt att ttg 96 Leu Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ile Thr Leu Val Ala Leu Phe Ser Cys Ile Leu 20 25 30 gct gta acg gtc atc ttt aaa agt tca caa gtt act act gaa tct ttg 144 Ala Val Thr Val Ile Phe Lys Ser Ser Gln Val Thr Thr Glu Ser Leu 35 40 45 tca aaa gca gat aaa gtt cgc gta gcc aaa aaa tca aaa atg act aag 192 Ser Lys Ala Asp Lys Val Arg Val Ala Lys Lys Ser Lys Met Thr Lys 50 55 60 gcg aca tct aaa tca aaa gta gaa gat gta aaa cag gct cca aaa cct 240 Ala Thr Ser Lys Ser Lys Val Glu Asp Val Lys Gln Ala Pro Lys Pro 65 70 75 80 tct cag gca tct aat gaa gcc cca aaa tca agt tct caa tct aca gaa 288 Ser Gln Ala Ser Asn Glu Ala Pro Lys Ser Ser Ser Gln Ser Thr Glu 85 90 95 gct aat tct cag caa caa gtt act gcg agt gaa gag acg gct gta gaa 336 Ala Asn Ser Gln Gln Gln Val Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu 100 105 110 caa gca gtt gta aca gaa ata ccc ctg cta cca gtc agg cac aac aac 384 Gln Ala Val Val Thr Glu Ile Pro Leu Leu Pro Val Arg His Asn Asn 115 120 125 ctt tat gct gtt act gag aca cct tac aac cct gct caa cca cca gac 432 Leu Tyr Ala Val Thr Glu Thr Pro Tyr Asn Pro Ala Gln Pro Pro Asp 130 135 140 caa gtg gcc agg tat gag caa tgg aaa tac tgc cag gcg gtc gga tct 480 Gln Val Ala Arg Tyr Glu Gln Trp Lys Tyr Cys Gln Ala Val Gly Ser 145 150 155 160 gct gct gca gca caa atg gct gct gca aca gga gtc cct cag tct act 528 Ala Ala Ala Ala Gln Met Ala Ala Ala Thr Gly Val Pro Gln Ser Thr 165 170 175 tgg gaa cat att att gcc cgt gaa tca aat ggt aat cct aat gtt gct 576 Trp Glu His Ile Ile Ala Arg Glu Ser Asn Gly Asn Pro Asn Val Ala 180 185 190 aat gcc tca gga gct tca gga ctt ttc caa acg atg cca ggt tgg ggt 624 Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Gln Thr Met Pro Gly Trp Gly 195 200 205 tca aca gct aca gtt cag gat caa gta att cag cta tta aag ctt att 672 Ser Thr Ala Thr Val Gln Asp Gln Val Ile Gln Leu Leu Lys Leu Ile 210 215 220 cgt gct caa ggg tta tca gct ggg tac cag tga 705 Arg Ala Gln Gly Leu Ser Ala Gly Tyr Gln 225 230 6 234 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 6 Met Asn Lys Arg Arg Lys Leu Ser Lys Leu Asn Val Lys Lys Gln His 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ile Thr Leu Val Ala Leu Phe Ser Cys Ile Leu 20 25 30 Ala Val Thr Val Ile Phe Lys Ser Ser Gln Val Thr Thr Glu Ser Leu 35 40 45 Ser Lys Ala Asp Lys Val Arg Val Ala Lys Lys Ser Lys Met Thr Lys 50 55 60 Ala Thr Ser Lys Ser Lys Val Glu Asp Val Lys Gln Ala Pro Lys Pro 65 70 75 80 Ser Gln Ala Ser Asn Glu Ala Pro Lys Ser Ser Ser Gln Ser Thr Glu 85 90 95 Ala Asn Ser Gln Gln Gln Val Thr Ala Ser Glu Glu Thr Ala Val Glu 100 105 110 Gln Ala Val Val Thr Glu Ile Pro Leu Leu Pro Val Arg His Asn Asn 115 120 125 Leu Tyr Ala Val Thr Glu Thr Pro Tyr Asn Pro Ala Gln Pro Pro Asp 130 135 140 Gln Val Ala Arg Tyr Glu Gln Trp Lys Tyr Cys Gln Ala Val Gly Ser 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Ala Ala Gln Met Ala Ala Ala Thr Gly Val Pro Gln Ser Thr 165 170 175 Trp Glu His Ile Ile Ala Arg Glu Ser Asn Gly Asn Pro Asn Val Ala 180 185 190 Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Gln Thr Met Pro Gly Trp Gly 195 200 205 Ser Thr Ala Thr Val Gln Asp Gln Val Ile Gln Leu Leu Lys Leu Ile 210 215 220 Arg Ala Gln Gly Leu Ser Ala Gly Tyr Gln 225 230 7 594 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(594) 7 atg act gaa cca ttt ttt gat aaa gaa tta act tgt cgc cca att gaa 48 Met Thr Glu Pro Phe Phe Asp Lys Glu Leu Thr Cys Arg Pro Ile Glu 1 5 10 15 gcc att cct gaa ttg ttg gaa ttc gat att acc gtt cgt gga gac aac 96 Ala Ile Pro Glu Leu Leu Glu Phe Asp Ile Thr Val Arg Gly Asp Asn 20 25 30 cgt gga tgg ttc aaa gag aac ttt caa aaa gaa aaa atg ata ccg ctt 144 Arg Gly Trp Phe Lys Glu Asn Phe Gln Lys Glu Lys Met Ile Pro Leu 35 40 45 ggt ttc cca gaa agc ttc ttt gag gca gac aaa cta caa aat aat att 192 Gly Phe Pro Glu Ser Phe Phe Glu Ala Asp Lys Leu Gln Asn Asn Ile 50 55 60 tcg ttt aca aaa aaa aat act ttg cga ggt ctc cat gca gag cct tgg 240 Ser Phe Thr Lys Lys Asn Thr Leu Arg Gly Leu His Ala Glu Pro Trp 65 70 75 80 gat aaa tat gtt tcg atc gct gat gaa gga cgt gtg atc ggt act tgg 288 Asp Lys Tyr Val Ser Ile Ala Asp Glu Gly Arg Val Ile Gly Thr Trp 85 90 95 gtt gac ctc cgt gaa ggt gac agt ttt ggt aac gtt tac caa acg att 336 Val Asp Leu Arg Glu Gly Asp Ser Phe Gly Asn Val Tyr Gln Thr Ile 100 105 110 atc gat gcc tca aaa ggt att ttt gtt cca cgc ggc gtt gct aat ggt 384 Ile Asp Ala Ser Lys Gly Ile Phe Val Pro Arg Gly Val Ala Asn Gly 115 120 125 ttc caa gtt ctt tca gat aaa gca gct tat act tat ctc gtt aac gat 432 Phe Gln Val Leu Ser Asp Lys Ala Ala Tyr Thr Tyr Leu Val Asn Asp 130 135 140 tat tgg gca ctt gaa ctc aaa cca aaa tat gct ttc gtt aac tat gca 480 Tyr Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Lys Pro Lys Tyr Ala Phe Val Asn Tyr Ala 145 150 155 160 gat cca aat cta ggc att cag tgg gaa aat ctw gaa gaa gca gaa gtc 528 Asp Pro Asn Leu Gly Ile Gln Trp Glu Asn Leu Glu Glu Ala Glu Val 165 170 175 tca gaa gca gat aag aat cac cca ctt ctc aaa gat gta aaa cct ttg 576 Ser Glu Ala Asp Lys Asn His Pro Leu Leu Lys Asp Val Lys Pro Leu 180 185 190 aag aag gaa gat ttg taa 594 Lys Lys Glu Asp Leu 195 8 197 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 8 Met Thr Glu Pro Phe Phe Asp Lys Glu Leu Thr Cys Arg Pro Ile Glu 1 5 10 15 Ala Ile Pro Glu Leu Leu Glu Phe Asp Ile Thr Val Arg Gly Asp Asn 20 25 30 Arg Gly Trp Phe Lys Glu Asn Phe Gln Lys Glu Lys Met Ile Pro Leu 35 40 45 Gly Phe Pro Glu Ser Phe Phe Glu Ala Asp Lys Leu Gln Asn Asn Ile 50 55 60 Ser Phe Thr Lys Lys Asn Thr Leu Arg Gly Leu His Ala Glu Pro Trp 65 70 75 80 Asp Lys Tyr Val Ser Ile Ala Asp Glu Gly Arg Val Ile Gly Thr Trp 85 90 95 Val Asp Leu Arg Glu Gly Asp Ser Phe Gly Asn Val Tyr Gln Thr Ile 100 105 110 Ile Asp Ala Ser Lys Gly Ile Phe Val Pro Arg Gly Val Ala Asn Gly 115 120 125 Phe Gln Val Leu Ser Asp Lys Ala Ala Tyr Thr Tyr Leu Val Asn Asp 130 135 140 Tyr Trp Ala Leu Glu Leu Lys Pro Lys Tyr Ala Phe Val Asn Tyr Ala 145 150 155 160 Asp Pro Asn Leu Gly Ile Gln Trp Glu Asn Leu Glu Glu Ala Glu Val 165 170 175 Ser Glu Ala Asp Lys Asn His Pro Leu Leu Lys Asp Val Lys Pro Leu 180 185 190 Lys Lys Glu Asp Leu 195 9 1217 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae misc_feature (571)..(571) N can be A, G, C, or T. 9 tat tat tta atc gga ggg ttg gca gaa atg caa cat gtc aat cat tct 48 Tyr Tyr Leu Ile Gly Gly Leu Ala Glu Met Gln His Val Asn His Ser 1 5 10 15 tct ttt gat aaa gca tca aaa gca gga ttt att att gct tta ggc att 96 Ser Phe Asp Lys Ala Ser Lys Ala Gly Phe Ile Ile Ala Leu Gly Ile 20 25 30 gtt tat gga gat att ggt aca agc cca ctc tat acg atg caa tca ttg 144 Val Tyr Gly Asp Ile Gly Thr Ser Pro Leu Tyr Thr Met Gln Ser Leu 35 40 45 gtt gaa aac caa ggt ggt att tct agt gtc aca gaa tcg ttt atc tta 192 Val Glu Asn Gln Gly Gly Ile Ser Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Phe Ile Leu 50 55 60 ggt tct ata tct tta atc ata tgg acc ttg aca ctt att aca act atc 240 Gly Ser Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Trp Thr Leu Thr Leu Ile Thr Thr Ile 65 70 75 80 aag tat gtg ctt gta gct tta aag gcg gat aat cac cac gaa ggt ggt 288 Lys Tyr Val Leu Val Ala Leu Lys Ala Asp Asn His His Glu Gly Gly 85 90 95 att ttt tct tta tat acc ctt gtt aga aaa atg aca cct tgg tta att 336 Ile Phe Ser Leu Tyr Thr Leu Val Arg Lys Met Thr Pro Trp Leu Ile 100 105 110 gtt ccg gct gtt att gga ggt gca acc ttg ttg tca gat gga gct ttg 384 Val Pro Ala Val Ile Gly Gly Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Asp Gly Ala Leu 115 120 125 acg cca gct gta acc gta ctt cag ccg tta agg att aaa gta gtt cct 432 Thr Pro Ala Val Thr Val Leu Gln Pro Leu Arg Ile Lys Val Val Pro 130 135 140 agt ttg cag cat att tcc aga atc aga gta tgt tat ttt gcg acc ttg 480 Ser Leu Gln His Ile Ser Arg Ile Arg Val Cys Tyr Phe Ala Thr Leu 145 150 155 160 tta ttt act gtt act ttt gcc atc caa ggt ttg gaa cgg gtg tta ttg 528 Leu Phe Thr Val Thr Phe Ala Ile Gln Gly Leu Glu Arg Val Leu Leu 165 170 175 gaa tta ttg gcc att atg tta tat ggt ttg cct ttt ggt tta 570 Glu Leu Leu Ala Ile Met Leu Tyr Gly Leu Pro Phe Gly Leu 180 185 190 ncggtctcct tatagttttg cccatccaga agttttcaag cattaatcca tactacggtt 630 tgaaattgtt atttagtcca gagaatcata aaggtatttt tattttag gat cta ttt 687 Asp Leu Phe tcc tgg cga caa acg gga gca gaa gca cta tac tct gac tta ggt cat 735 Ser Trp Arg Gln Thr Gly Ala Glu Ala Leu Tyr Ser Asp Leu Gly His 195 200 205 gtt ggg cgt gga aat ata cat gtt tca tgg ccg ttc gtt aag gtt gcc 783 Val Gly Arg Gly Asn Ile His Val Ser Trp Pro Phe Val Lys Val Ala 210 215 220 225 att ata ctt tct tat tgt ggg caa ggg gca tgg att tta gct aat aag 831 Ile Ile Leu Ser Tyr Cys Gly Gln Gly Ala Trp Ile Leu Ala Asn Lys 230 235 240 aac gca gga aat gaa ttg aat ccc ttt ttt gct agt att cct tcg caa 879 Asn Ala Gly Asn Glu Leu Asn Pro Phe Phe Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Gln 245 250 255 ttt aca atg cat gtc gtt att tta gct act ttg gca gct atc atc gct 927 Phe Thr Met His Val Val Ile Leu Ala Thr Leu Ala Ala Ile Ile Ala 260 265 270 tca cag gca ctg att tct ggatcaattt accttaagtt ctgagctatg 975 Ser Gln Ala Leu Ile Ser 275 cgactaaaaa tattcccaca atttcgttca acttatcctg ttgacaatat tgggtcaaac 1035 ctacatacct ggtattaatt ggttcttatt tgccattaca acctctattg gtttgctttt 1095 taagacttca gcgcacatgg aagcagcata tggattagcg ataacaatta cgatgctaat 1155 gacaactatt ttactgtctt tctttttaat tcaaaaagga gtaaagagag gttttagcta 1215 tt 1217 10 190 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 10 Tyr Tyr Leu Ile Gly Gly Leu Ala Glu Met Gln His Val Asn His Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Phe Asp Lys Ala Ser Lys Ala Gly Phe Ile Ile Ala Leu Gly Ile 20 25 30 Val Tyr Gly Asp Ile Gly Thr Ser Pro Leu Tyr Thr Met Gln Ser Leu 35 40 45 Val Glu Asn Gln Gly Gly Ile Ser Ser Val Thr Glu Ser Phe Ile Leu 50 55 60 Gly Ser Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Trp Thr Leu Thr Leu Ile Thr Thr Ile 65 70 75 80 Lys Tyr Val Leu Val Ala Leu Lys Ala Asp Asn His His Glu Gly Gly 85 90 95 Ile Phe Ser Leu Tyr Thr Leu Val Arg Lys Met Thr Pro Trp Leu Ile 100 105 110 Val Pro Ala Val Ile Gly Gly Ala Thr Leu Leu Ser Asp Gly Ala Leu 115 120 125 Thr Pro Ala Val Thr Val Leu Gln Pro Leu Arg Ile Lys Val Val Pro 130 135 140 Ser Leu Gln His Ile Ser Arg Ile Arg Val Cys Tyr Phe Ala Thr Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Phe Thr Val Thr Phe Ala Ile Gln Gly Leu Glu Arg Val Leu Leu 165 170 175 Glu Leu Leu Ala Ile Met Leu Tyr Gly Leu Pro Phe Gly Leu 180 185 190 11 89 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 11 Asp Leu Phe Ser Trp Arg Gln Thr Gly Ala Glu Ala Leu Tyr Ser Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Gly His Val Gly Arg Gly Asn Ile His Val Ser Trp Pro Phe Val 20 25 30 Lys Val Ala Ile Ile Leu Ser Tyr Cys Gly Gln Gly Ala Trp Ile Leu 35 40 45 Ala Asn Lys Asn Ala Gly Asn Glu Leu Asn Pro Phe Phe Ala Ser Ile 50 55 60 Pro Ser Gln Phe Thr Met His Val Val Ile Leu Ala Thr Leu Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Ile Ile Ala Ser Gln Ala Leu Ile Ser 85 12 378 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(378) 12 atg cag gta ttt tta aat att gtc aat aaa ttc ttt gat cca gtt att 48 Met Gln Val Phe Leu Asn Ile Val Asn Lys Phe Phe Asp Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 cat atg ggt tcg gga gtt gtg atg cta att gtc atg aca ggt tta gcc 96 His Met Gly Ser Gly Val Val Met Leu Ile Val Met Thr Gly Leu Ala 20 25 30 atg ata ttt gga gtg aag ttt tct aaa gca ctt gaa ggt ggt att aag 144 Met Ile Phe Gly Val Lys Phe Ser Lys Ala Leu Glu Gly Gly Ile Lys 35 40 45 tta gct att gct ctt acg ggt att ggt gct att att ggt att tta act 192 Leu Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Gly Ile Gly Ala Ile Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr 50 55 60 ggt gct ttt tcc gaa tca ctt caa gct ttt gtt aaa aat aca gga atc 240 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu Ser Leu Gln Ala Phe Val Lys Asn Thr Gly Ile 65 70 75 80 aat cta agc att att gac gtt ggt tgg gct cca tta gca act att aca 288 Asn Leu Ser Ile Ile Asp Val Gly Trp Ala Pro Leu Ala Thr Ile Thr 85 90 95 tgg gga tca cca tat acg ctt tac ttc tta tta atc atg ctt att gtc 336 Trp Gly Ser Pro Tyr Thr Leu Tyr Phe Leu Leu Ile Met Leu Ile Val 100 105 110 aat att gtt atg att gtt atg aaa aaa aaa cgg ata cct tag 378 Asn Ile Val Met Ile Val Met Lys Lys Lys Arg Ile Pro 115 120 125 13 125 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 13 Met Gln Val Phe Leu Asn Ile Val Asn Lys Phe Phe Asp Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 His Met Gly Ser Gly Val Val Met Leu Ile Val Met Thr Gly Leu Ala 20 25 30 Met Ile Phe Gly Val Lys Phe Ser Lys Ala Leu Glu Gly Gly Ile Lys 35 40 45 Leu Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Gly Ile Gly Ala Ile Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr 50 55 60 Gly Ala Phe Ser Glu Ser Leu Gln Ala Phe Val Lys Asn Thr Gly Ile 65 70 75 80 Asn Leu Ser Ile Ile Asp Val Gly Trp Ala Pro Leu Ala Thr Ile Thr 85 90 95 Trp Gly Ser Pro Tyr Thr Leu Tyr Phe Leu Leu Ile Met Leu Ile Val 100 105 110 Asn Ile Val Met Ile Val Met Lys Lys Lys Arg Ile Pro 115 120 125 14 705 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (118)..(705) 14 ggatcgggcg caagcttaac gattcttttt aaaatcatta aattttaaaa caaatttcag 60 acatattgcc aaagttttga tattattact ataatatagt ttgtagagga gaataat 117 atg ggc caa gaa cct atc atc gaa tat caa aat atc aat aaa gtg tat 165 Met Gly Gln Glu Pro Ile Ile Glu Tyr Gln Asn Ile Asn Lys Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 ggg gaa aat gtt gcg gtt gaa gat att aac ctt aaa att tac cct ggt 213 Gly Glu Asn Val Ala Val Glu Asp Ile Asn Leu Lys Ile Tyr Pro Gly 20 25 30 gat ttc gtt tgt ttc atc ggt acg agt gga tca ggt aaa aca aca tta 261 Asp Phe Val Cys Phe Ile Gly Thr Ser Gly Ser Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu 35 40 45 atg cgt atg gtt aac cat atg tta aaa cca aca aat ggt act cta tta 309 Met Arg Met Val Asn His Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Asn Gly Thr Leu Leu 50 55 60 ttt aag gga aaa gat atc tct act att aac ccc att gaa tta aga cgc 357 Phe Lys Gly Lys Asp Ile Ser Thr Ile Asn Pro Ile Glu Leu Arg Arg 65 70 75 80 aga att gga tat gtt atc caa aac att ggt tta atg cct cat atg acc 405 Arg Ile Gly Tyr Val Ile Gln Asn Ile Gly Leu Met Pro His Met Thr 85 90 95 att tac gaa aat ata gtt ctt gta cca aaa tta ttg aaa tgg tca gaa 453 Ile Tyr Glu Asn Ile Val Leu Val Pro Lys Leu Leu Lys Trp Ser Glu 100 105 110 gaa gct aaa aga gct aaa gca agg gaa ctt att aaa tta gtt gaa tta 501 Glu Ala Lys Arg Ala Lys Ala Arg Glu Leu Ile Lys Leu Val Glu Leu 115 120 125 ccc gaa gaa tat ttg gat cgc tac cct agt gag ttg tct ggc ggt cag 549 Pro Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asp Arg Tyr Pro Ser Glu Leu Ser Gly Gly Gln 130 135 140 caa caa cgt atc ggt gtc att cgc gct ctt gca gca gac caa gat att 597 Gln Gln Arg Ile Gly Val Ile Arg Ala Leu Ala Ala Asp Gln Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 att tta atg gat gag cct ttt gga gct ctg gat cct att act aga gaa 645 Ile Leu Met Asp Glu Pro Phe Gly Ala Leu Asp Pro Ile Thr Arg Glu 165 170 175 ggt att caa gac ttt agt caa gtc tct tca gga aga aat ggg gga aaa 693 Gly Ile Gln Asp Phe Ser Gln Val Ser Ser Gly Arg Asn Gly Gly Lys 180 185 190 cta tca tct tag 705 Leu Ser Ser 195 15 195 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 15 Met Gly Gln Glu Pro Ile Ile Glu Tyr Gln Asn Ile Asn Lys Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Asn Val Ala Val Glu Asp Ile Asn Leu Lys Ile Tyr Pro Gly 20 25 30 Asp Phe Val Cys Phe Ile Gly Thr Ser Gly Ser Gly Lys Thr Thr Leu 35 40 45 Met Arg Met Val Asn His Met Leu Lys Pro Thr Asn Gly Thr Leu Leu 50 55 60 Phe Lys Gly Lys Asp Ile Ser Thr Ile Asn Pro Ile Glu Leu Arg Arg 65 70 75 80 Arg Ile Gly Tyr Val Ile Gln Asn Ile Gly Leu Met Pro His Met Thr 85 90 95 Ile Tyr Glu Asn Ile Val Leu Val Pro Lys Leu Leu Lys Trp Ser Glu 100 105 110 Glu Ala Lys Arg Ala Lys Ala Arg Glu Leu Ile Lys Leu Val Glu Leu 115 120 125 Pro Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asp Arg Tyr Pro Ser Glu Leu Ser Gly Gly Gln 130 135 140 Gln Gln Arg Ile Gly Val Ile Arg Ala Leu Ala Ala Asp Gln Asp Ile 145 150 155 160 Ile Leu Met Asp Glu Pro Phe Gly Ala Leu Asp Pro Ile Thr Arg Glu 165 170 175 Gly Ile Gln Asp Phe Ser Gln Val Ser Ser Gly Arg Asn Gly Gly Lys 180 185 190 Leu Ser Ser 195 16 367 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(366) 16 atc cct tat agt gat gtt ttt gct aca gga gga ttt tta tac tat gta 48 Ile Pro Tyr Ser Asp Val Phe Ala Thr Gly Gly Phe Leu Tyr Tyr Val 1 5 10 15 acg att gct cta agt tac ctt tta ggg tct agt atc tgg tta ttt att 96 Thr Ile Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ser Ile Trp Leu Phe Ile 20 25 30 gta cag ttt att gct tac tat gta tct gga att tat ttt tat aaa tta 144 Val Gln Phe Ile Ala Tyr Tyr Val Ser Gly Ile Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Leu 35 40 45 gtt tat tat gtg gca caa agt gaa att gtc tcg ata ggc atg acg ttg 192 Val Tyr Tyr Val Ala Gln Ser Glu Ile Val Ser Ile Gly Met Thr Leu 50 55 60 att ttc tat ata atg aat att gtc tta gga ttc ggt ggt atg tac cca 240 Ile Phe Tyr Ile Met Asn Ile Val Leu Gly Phe Gly Gly Met Tyr Pro 65 70 75 80 ata cag tgg gca tta cct ttt atg ctc att tcg cta tgg ttt tta att 288 Ile Gln Trp Ala Leu Pro Phe Met Leu Ile Ser Leu Trp Phe Leu Ile 85 90 95 aaa ttt tgt gtc gat aat atc gtt gat gaa gca ttt ata ttt tat ggt 336 Lys Phe Cys Val Asp Asn Ile Val Asp Glu Ala Phe Ile Phe Tyr Gly 100 105 110 att tta gca gca ttc tca cta ttt ata gat c 367 Ile Leu Ala Ala Phe Ser Leu Phe Ile Asp 115 120 17 122 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 17 Ile Pro Tyr Ser Asp Val Phe Ala Thr Gly Gly Phe Leu Tyr Tyr Val 1 5 10 15 Thr Ile Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ser Ile Trp Leu Phe Ile 20 25 30 Val Gln Phe Ile Ala Tyr Tyr Val Ser Gly Ile Tyr Phe Tyr Lys Leu 35 40 45 Val Tyr Tyr Val Ala Gln Ser Glu Ile Val Ser Ile Gly Met Thr Leu 50 55 60 Ile Phe Tyr Ile Met Asn Ile Val Leu Gly Phe Gly Gly Met Tyr Pro 65 70 75 80 Ile Gln Trp Ala Leu Pro Phe Met Leu Ile Ser Leu Trp Phe Leu Ile 85 90 95 Lys Phe Cys Val Asp Asn Ile Val Asp Glu Ala Phe Ile Phe Tyr Gly 100 105 110 Ile Leu Ala Ala Phe Ser Leu Phe Ile Asp 115 120 18 570 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(570) 18 atg agg aaa cgt ttt tcc ttg cta aat ttt att gtt gtt act ttt att 48 Met Arg Lys Arg Phe Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Ile Val Val Thr Phe Ile 1 5 10 15 ttc ttt ttc ttt att ctt ttt ccg ctt tta aac cat aag gga aaa gta 96 Phe Phe Phe Phe Ile Leu Phe Pro Leu Leu Asn His Lys Gly Lys Val 20 25 30 gat gct aat tct agg cag agt gtt acc tac acc aaa gaa gaa ttt ata 144 Asp Ala Asn Ser Arg Gln Ser Val Thr Tyr Thr Lys Glu Glu Phe Ile 35 40 45 caa aaa att gtg cca gat gcg caa gat cta gga aag tcg tac ggt att 192 Gln Lys Ile Val Pro Asp Ala Gln Asp Leu Gly Lys Ser Tyr Gly Ile 50 55 60 cgt cct tca ttt att att gca cag gcg gct ttg gat tct gat ttc gga 240 Arg Pro Ser Phe Ile Ile Ala Gln Ala Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Phe Gly 65 70 75 80 gag aaa tat agc tat agt atc ata atc tgt tgg ttg ctt gca gaa cca 288 Glu Lys Tyr Ser Tyr Ser Ile Ile Ile Cys Trp Leu Leu Ala Glu Pro 85 90 95 gga acg ccc tca att acc tta aat gat agt agt aca gga aaa aaa cag 336 Gly Thr Pro Ser Ile Thr Leu Asn Asp Ser Ser Thr Gly Lys Lys Gln 100 105 110 gaa aag caa ttt act cat tat aaa tct tgg aag tat tca atg gat gat 384 Glu Lys Gln Phe Thr His Tyr Lys Ser Trp Lys Tyr Ser Met Asp Asp 115 120 125 tac ctt gct cat ata aaa tct gga gcg aca ggc aaa aaa gat tca tat 432 Tyr Leu Ala His Ile Lys Ser Gly Ala Thr Gly Lys Lys Asp Ser Tyr 130 135 140 act ata atg gtg tct gtt aaa aat cca aaa act tta gtg caa aaa tta 480 Thr Ile Met Val Ser Val Lys Asn Pro Lys Thr Leu Val Gln Lys Leu 145 150 155 160 caa gat agt ggt ttt gat aat gac aaa aag tac gct aaa aaa atg acg 528 Gln Asp Ser Gly Phe Asp Asn Asp Lys Lys Tyr Ala Lys Lys Met Thr 165 170 175 gaa atc att gat ttg tat gat tta aca aga tat gat aag tga 570 Glu Ile Ile Asp Leu Tyr Asp Leu Thr Arg Tyr Asp Lys 180 185 19 189 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 19 Met Arg Lys Arg Phe Ser Leu Leu Asn Phe Ile Val Val Thr Phe Ile 1 5 10 15 Phe Phe Phe Phe Ile Leu Phe Pro Leu Leu Asn His Lys Gly Lys Val 20 25 30 Asp Ala Asn Ser Arg Gln Ser Val Thr Tyr Thr Lys Glu Glu Phe Ile 35 40 45 Gln Lys Ile Val Pro Asp Ala Gln Asp Leu Gly Lys Ser Tyr Gly Ile 50 55 60 Arg Pro Ser Phe Ile Ile Ala Gln Ala Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Phe Gly 65 70 75 80 Glu Lys Tyr Ser Tyr Ser Ile Ile Ile Cys Trp Leu Leu Ala Glu Pro 85 90 95 Gly Thr Pro Ser Ile Thr Leu Asn Asp Ser Ser Thr Gly Lys Lys Gln 100 105 110 Glu Lys Gln Phe Thr His Tyr Lys Ser Trp Lys Tyr Ser Met Asp Asp 115 120 125 Tyr Leu Ala His Ile Lys Ser Gly Ala Thr Gly Lys Lys Asp Ser Tyr 130 135 140 Thr Ile Met Val Ser Val Lys Asn Pro Lys Thr Leu Val Gln Lys Leu 145 150 155 160 Gln Asp Ser Gly Phe Asp Asn Asp Lys Lys Tyr Ala Lys Lys Met Thr 165 170 175 Glu Ile Ile Asp Leu Tyr Asp Leu Thr Arg Tyr Asp Lys 180 185 20 978 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(978) 20 atg ctt gtc atc att ttg atc att gta cta gct agt ctg aca gtg acg 48 Met Leu Val Ile Ile Leu Ile Ile Val Leu Ala Ser Leu Thr Val Thr 1 5 10 15 ata att tct tac cca aaa atg acg gaa tta aca aag tcc gtt gaa aaa 96 Ile Ile Ser Tyr Pro Lys Met Thr Glu Leu Thr Lys Ser Val Glu Lys 20 25 30 caa ctt gaa gat aat gct gat aat cta tca gac caa ctg aca tat cag 144 Gln Leu Glu Asp Asn Ala Asp Asn Leu Ser Asp Gln Leu Thr Tyr Gln 35 40 45 ata gaa gtg gcg caa aaa gat caa atc tac gtg act aat cag cta aac 192 Ile Glu Val Ala Gln Lys Asp Gln Ile Tyr Val Thr Asn Gln Leu Asn 50 55 60 cgt atg caa cag gaa att atc agt cgc tta ccg ata tgc gta cag aat 240 Arg Met Gln Gln Glu Ile Ile Ser Arg Leu Pro Ile Cys Val Gln Asn 65 70 75 80 aaa tca gca tta acg gag agt cga gat cga tca gac aaa cgc ttg gaa 288 Lys Ser Ala Leu Thr Glu Ser Arg Asp Arg Ser Asp Lys Arg Leu Glu 85 90 95 ttg att aac tcc aat tta tct cag tca gtt cag aaa atg caa gat tca 336 Leu Ile Asn Ser Asn Leu Ser Gln Ser Val Gln Lys Met Gln Asp Ser 100 105 110 atg aaa aac gct tgg atc aaa tgc gcc aaa ctg ttg agg aaa agc tgg 384 Met Lys Asn Ala Trp Ile Lys Cys Ala Lys Leu Leu Arg Lys Ser Trp 115 120 125 aaa aaa cgc tac aaa cgc gtt gca aac ttc ttt gaa act gta tcg cgt 432 Lys Lys Arg Tyr Lys Arg Val Ala Asn Phe Phe Glu Thr Val Ser Arg 130 135 140 caa cta gag agc gtc aat caa ggt ctg ggt aga tgg aaa ctg tgc caa 480 Gln Leu Glu Ser Val Asn Gln Gly Leu Gly Arg Trp Lys Leu Cys Gln 145 150 155 160 gat gtt ggt acc act gaa caa agt ctg tca aat act aag aca agg gga 528 Asp Val Gly Thr Thr Glu Gln Ser Leu Ser Asn Thr Lys Thr Arg Gly 165 170 175 ata tta ggg gag tta caa ctc ggt caa att ata gaa gat att atg aca 576 Ile Leu Gly Glu Leu Gln Leu Gly Gln Ile Ile Glu Asp Ile Met Thr 180 185 190 gtt agt caa tat gag aga gaa ttt cct acg gtg tct ggc tct tct gag 624 Val Ser Gln Tyr Glu Arg Glu Phe Pro Thr Val Ser Gly Ser Ser Glu 195 200 205 cgt gtt gaa tat gct att aaa tac ctg gaa atg gtc agg gag att ata 672 Arg Val Glu Tyr Ala Ile Lys Tyr Leu Glu Met Val Arg Glu Ile Ile 210 215 220 tct att tgc cta ttg act cta agt ttc tct aga aga tta tta ccg att 720 Ser Ile Cys Leu Leu Thr Leu Ser Phe Ser Arg Arg Leu Leu Pro Ile 225 230 235 240 ggg aga tgc tta tgg aat tgg gtg acc agg ttc aaa tgg aac tct att 768 Gly Arg Cys Leu Trp Asn Trp Val Thr Arg Phe Lys Trp Asn Ser Ile 245 250 255 cgt aat ctt tac tgg gca agt att cgt aaa ttt gca aaa gat ata aac 816 Arg Asn Leu Tyr Trp Ala Ser Ile Arg Lys Phe Ala Lys Asp Ile Asn 260 265 270 aat aag tac tta aat cct cct gaa acg aca aat ttt ggt atc atg ttc 864 Asn Lys Tyr Leu Asn Pro Pro Glu Thr Thr Asn Phe Gly Ile Met Phe 275 280 285 tta cca act gaa ggg ctc tat tct gaa gtg gta aga aat gca aca ttc 912 Leu Pro Thr Glu Gly Leu Tyr Ser Glu Val Val Arg Asn Ala Thr Phe 290 295 300 ttt gat agt cta aga cgt gac gaa aat att gta gta gct gga ccg tca 960 Phe Asp Ser Leu Arg Arg Asp Glu Asn Ile Val Val Ala Gly Pro Ser 305 310 315 320 acc tta tct gct tac taa 978 Thr Leu Ser Ala Tyr 325 21 325 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 21 Met Leu Val Ile Ile Leu Ile Ile Val Leu Ala Ser Leu Thr Val Thr 1 5 10 15 Ile Ile Ser Tyr Pro Lys Met Thr Glu Leu Thr Lys Ser Val Glu Lys 20 25 30 Gln Leu Glu Asp Asn Ala Asp Asn Leu Ser Asp Gln Leu Thr Tyr Gln 35 40 45 Ile Glu Val Ala Gln Lys Asp Gln Ile Tyr Val Thr Asn Gln Leu Asn 50 55 60 Arg Met Gln Gln Glu Ile Ile Ser Arg Leu Pro Ile Cys Val Gln Asn 65 70 75 80 Lys Ser Ala Leu Thr Glu Ser Arg Asp Arg Ser Asp Lys Arg Leu Glu 85 90 95 Leu Ile Asn Ser Asn Leu Ser Gln Ser Val Gln Lys Met Gln Asp Ser 100 105 110 Met Lys Asn Ala Trp Ile Lys Cys Ala Lys Leu Leu Arg Lys Ser Trp 115 120 125 Lys Lys Arg Tyr Lys Arg Val Ala Asn Phe Phe Glu Thr Val Ser Arg 130 135 140 Gln Leu Glu Ser Val Asn Gln Gly Leu Gly Arg Trp Lys Leu Cys Gln 145 150 155 160 Asp Val Gly Thr Thr Glu Gln Ser Leu Ser Asn Thr Lys Thr Arg Gly 165 170 175 Ile Leu Gly Glu Leu Gln Leu Gly Gln Ile Ile Glu Asp Ile Met Thr 180 185 190 Val Ser Gln Tyr Glu Arg Glu Phe Pro Thr Val Ser Gly Ser Ser Glu 195 200 205 Arg Val Glu Tyr Ala Ile Lys Tyr Leu Glu Met Val Arg Glu Ile Ile 210 215 220 Ser Ile Cys Leu Leu Thr Leu Ser Phe Ser Arg Arg Leu Leu Pro Ile 225 230 235 240 Gly Arg Cys Leu Trp Asn Trp Val Thr Arg Phe Lys Trp Asn Ser Ile 245 250 255 Arg Asn Leu Tyr Trp Ala Ser Ile Arg Lys Phe Ala Lys Asp Ile Asn 260 265 270 Asn Lys Tyr Leu Asn Pro Pro Glu Thr Thr Asn Phe Gly Ile Met Phe 275 280 285 Leu Pro Thr Glu Gly Leu Tyr Ser Glu Val Val Arg Asn Ala Thr Phe 290 295 300 Phe Asp Ser Leu Arg Arg Asp Glu Asn Ile Val Val Ala Gly Pro Ser 305 310 315 320 Thr Leu Ser Ala Tyr 325 22 579 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(579) 22 atg cga aaa gaa gtg aca cca gag atg ctt aac tat aat aag tat cct 48 Met Arg Lys Glu Val Thr Pro Glu Met Leu Asn Tyr Asn Lys Tyr Pro 1 5 10 15 ggc cca cag ttt att cac ttt gaa aat atc gtt aaa agt gat gat att 96 Gly Pro Gln Phe Ile His Phe Glu Asn Ile Val Lys Ser Asp Asp Ile 20 25 30 gaa ttt caa ctt gtt att aat gaa aaa tca gct ttt gat gtg act gtc 144 Glu Phe Gln Leu Val Ile Asn Glu Lys Ser Ala Phe Asp Val Thr Val 35 40 45 ttt gga caa cgt ttt tct gag att tta tta aaa tat gat ttt atc gtt 192 Phe Gly Gln Arg Phe Ser Glu Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Asp Phe Ile Val 50 55 60 ggc gat tgg ggt aac gag cag ttg agg cta aga ggc ttt tac aaa gat 240 Gly Asp Trp Gly Asn Glu Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Phe Tyr Lys Asp 65 70 75 80 gct agt acg att aga aaa aat agc cgg att tca cgt tta gaa gat tat 288 Ala Ser Thr Ile Arg Lys Asn Ser Arg Ile Ser Arg Leu Glu Asp Tyr 85 90 95 att aaa gag tat tgt aac ttt ggt tgt gct tat ttt gtg ttg gag aat 336 Ile Lys Glu Tyr Cys Asn Phe Gly Cys Ala Tyr Phe Val Leu Glu Asn 100 105 110 cca aat cct aga gat att aaa ttt gat gat gaa aga cct cat aag cgt 384 Pro Asn Pro Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Asp Glu Arg Pro His Lys Arg 115 120 125 cgt aag tca aga tcc aaa tca caa tca tca aag tca caa act aga aat 432 Arg Lys Ser Arg Ser Lys Ser Gln Ser Ser Lys Ser Gln Thr Arg Asn 130 135 140 aat cgt tcc cag tca aat gcc aat gct cat ttt aca agt aaa aag cgt 480 Asn Arg Ser Gln Ser Asn Ala Asn Ala His Phe Thr Ser Lys Lys Arg 145 150 155 160 aaa gac aca aaa cgc cgt caa gaa cgt cat att aaa gaa gag caa gat 528 Lys Asp Thr Lys Arg Arg Gln Glu Arg His Ile Lys Glu Glu Gln Asp 165 170 175 aag gaa atg acc tct gca aag cag cat ttg tta ttc gta aga aaa aat 576 Lys Glu Met Thr Ser Ala Lys Gln His Leu Leu Phe Val Arg Lys Asn 180 185 190 taa 579 23 192 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 23 Met Arg Lys Glu Val Thr Pro Glu Met Leu Asn Tyr Asn Lys Tyr Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Pro Gln Phe Ile His Phe Glu Asn Ile Val Lys Ser Asp Asp Ile 20 25 30 Glu Phe Gln Leu Val Ile Asn Glu Lys Ser Ala Phe Asp Val Thr Val 35 40 45 Phe Gly Gln Arg Phe Ser Glu Ile Leu Leu Lys Tyr Asp Phe Ile Val 50 55 60 Gly Asp Trp Gly Asn Glu Gln Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Phe Tyr Lys Asp 65 70 75 80 Ala Ser Thr Ile Arg Lys Asn Ser Arg Ile Ser Arg Leu Glu Asp Tyr 85 90 95 Ile Lys Glu Tyr Cys Asn Phe Gly Cys Ala Tyr Phe Val Leu Glu Asn 100 105 110 Pro Asn Pro Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Asp Glu Arg Pro His Lys Arg 115 120 125 Arg Lys Ser Arg Ser Lys Ser Gln Ser Ser Lys Ser Gln Thr Arg Asn 130 135 140 Asn Arg Ser Gln Ser Asn Ala Asn Ala His Phe Thr Ser Lys Lys Arg 145 150 155 160 Lys Asp Thr Lys Arg Arg Gln Glu Arg His Ile Lys Glu Glu Gln Asp 165 170 175 Lys Glu Met Thr Ser Ala Lys Gln His Leu Leu Phe Val Arg Lys Asn 180 185 190 24 609 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(609) 24 atg aca ata aaa aaa gtg tta agt gta aca gga att att tta gtg aca 48 Met Thr Ile Lys Lys Val Leu Ser Val Thr Gly Ile Ile Leu Val Thr 1 5 10 15 gta gcg tct cta gct gct tgt agc tca aaa tct cat act act aag acg 96 Val Ala Ser Leu Ala Ala Cys Ser Ser Lys Ser His Thr Thr Lys Thr 20 25 30 ggc aaa aaa gaa gtt aat ttt gca act gtt gga aca acg gca cct ttt 144 Gly Lys Lys Glu Val Asn Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Thr Thr Ala Pro Phe 35 40 45 tct tat gtg aag gat ggg aaa ctg act ggc ttt gat att gaa gta gcc 192 Ser Tyr Val Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Thr Gly Phe Asp Ile Glu Val Ala 50 55 60 aaa gct gtt ttt aaa ggt tca gat aac tat aaa gtc act ttt aaa aaa 240 Lys Ala Val Phe Lys Gly Ser Asp Asn Tyr Lys Val Thr Phe Lys Lys 65 70 75 80 aca gaa tgg tca tcg gta ttt acc ggc att gat tca gga aag ttt caa 288 Thr Glu Trp Ser Ser Val Phe Thr Gly Ile Asp Ser Gly Lys Phe Gln 85 90 95 atg ggt gga aat aat att tct tat tca tca gag aga tct caa aaa tay 336 Met Gly Gly Asn Asn Ile Ser Tyr Ser Ser Glu Arg Ser Gln Lys Tyr 100 105 110 tta ttt tca tac cca ata ggc tct act cct tca gtt tta gca gtt cct 384 Leu Phe Ser Tyr Pro Ile Gly Ser Thr Pro Ser Val Leu Ala Val Pro 115 120 125 aag aat agt aat atc aaa gct tat aat gat att agt ggt cat aaa aca 432 Lys Asn Ser Asn Ile Lys Ala Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly His Lys Thr 130 135 140 cag gtt gtc caa gga acg aca act gcc aag caa tta gaa aat ttc aat 480 Gln Val Val Gln Gly Thr Thr Thr Ala Lys Gln Leu Glu Asn Phe Asn 145 150 155 160 aaa gag cat cag aaa aat cct gtt act cta aaa tat act aat gaa aat 528 Lys Glu His Gln Lys Asn Pro Val Thr Leu Lys Tyr Thr Asn Glu Asn 165 170 175 att aca cag att cta acg aat ttg agt gat gga aaa gct gat ttt aaa 576 Ile Thr Gln Ile Leu Thr Asn Leu Ser Asp Gly Lys Ala Asp Phe Lys 180 185 190 ctt ttg acg gac caa ctg tta acg cta tta taa 609 Leu Leu Thr Asp Gln Leu Leu Thr Leu Leu 195 200 25 202 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 25 Met Thr Ile Lys Lys Val Leu Ser Val Thr Gly Ile Ile Leu Val Thr 1 5 10 15 Val Ala Ser Leu Ala Ala Cys Ser Ser Lys Ser His Thr Thr Lys Thr 20 25 30 Gly Lys Lys Glu Val Asn Phe Ala Thr Val Gly Thr Thr Ala Pro Phe 35 40 45 Ser Tyr Val Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Thr Gly Phe Asp Ile Glu Val Ala 50 55 60 Lys Ala Val Phe Lys Gly Ser Asp Asn Tyr Lys Val Thr Phe Lys Lys 65 70 75 80 Thr Glu Trp Ser Ser Val Phe Thr Gly Ile Asp Ser Gly Lys Phe Gln 85 90 95 Met Gly Gly Asn Asn Ile Ser Tyr Ser Ser Glu Arg Ser Gln Lys Tyr 100 105 110 Leu Phe Ser Tyr Pro Ile Gly Ser Thr Pro Ser Val Leu Ala Val Pro 115 120 125 Lys Asn Ser Asn Ile Lys Ala Tyr Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly His Lys Thr 130 135 140 Gln Val Val Gln Gly Thr Thr Thr Ala Lys Gln Leu Glu Asn Phe Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys Glu His Gln Lys Asn Pro Val Thr Leu Lys Tyr Thr Asn Glu Asn 165 170 175 Ile Thr Gln Ile Leu Thr Asn Leu Ser Asp Gly Lys Ala Asp Phe Lys 180 185 190 Leu Leu Thr Asp Gln Leu Leu Thr Leu Leu 195 200 26 357 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(357) 26 atg aag aat ata aca aag cta tca act gtt gct tta agc cta cta ctt 48 Met Lys Asn Ile Thr Lys Leu Ser Thr Val Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 tgt acg gcg tgt gct gca tca aac acg tct aca tct aaa aca cag tct 96 Cys Thr Ala Cys Ala Ala Ser Asn Thr Ser Thr Ser Lys Thr Gln Ser 20 25 30 cat cat cct aaa caa act aaa ctc aca gat aag caa aaa gaa gaa ccc 144 His His Pro Lys Gln Thr Lys Leu Thr Asp Lys Gln Lys Glu Glu Pro 35 40 45 aaa aac aaa gaa gct gct gat caa gag atg cat ccc caa ggc gct gtt 192 Lys Asn Lys Glu Ala Ala Asp Gln Glu Met His Pro Gln Gly Ala Val 50 55 60 gat ttg aca aaa tat aag gca aaa ccg gtc aaa gat tat gga aaa aaa 240 Asp Leu Thr Lys Tyr Lys Ala Lys Pro Val Lys Asp Tyr Gly Lys Lys 65 70 75 80 atc gat gtt ggt gat ggc aag aaa atg aac att tat gaa act ggt cag 288 Ile Asp Val Gly Asp Gly Lys Lys Met Asn Ile Tyr Glu Thr Gly Gln 85 90 95 gga aaa att cca att gtt ttt att cct ggt caa gct gag att cgc cac 336 Gly Lys Ile Pro Ile Val Phe Ile Pro Gly Gln Ala Glu Ile Arg His 100 105 110 gct atg ctt ata aga att taa 357 Ala Met Leu Ile Arg Ile 115 27 118 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 27 Met Lys Asn Ile Thr Lys Leu Ser Thr Val Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Cys Thr Ala Cys Ala Ala Ser Asn Thr Ser Thr Ser Lys Thr Gln Ser 20 25 30 His His Pro Lys Gln Thr Lys Leu Thr Asp Lys Gln Lys Glu Glu Pro 35 40 45 Lys Asn Lys Glu Ala Ala Asp Gln Glu Met His Pro Gln Gly Ala Val 50 55 60 Asp Leu Thr Lys Tyr Lys Ala Lys Pro Val Lys Asp Tyr Gly Lys Lys 65 70 75 80 Ile Asp Val Gly Asp Gly Lys Lys Met Asn Ile Tyr Glu Thr Gly Gln 85 90 95 Gly Lys Ile Pro Ile Val Phe Ile Pro Gly Gln Ala Glu Ile Arg His 100 105 110 Ala Met Leu Ile Arg Ile 115 28 1191 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(1191) 28 gtg aat gaa tcg acc atc aga aaa gaa ttt aaa ata gtt gtt ttt aaa 48 Val Asn Glu Ser Thr Ile Arg Lys Glu Phe Lys Ile Val Val Phe Lys 1 5 10 15 tgg atc tta aat aat caa gca gtt att gct ctc atg att acc ttt ttg 96 Trp Ile Leu Asn Asn Gln Ala Val Ile Ala Leu Met Ile Thr Phe Leu 20 25 30 gta ttt tta acg att ttt att ttt acc aaa atc tct ttt atg ttt aaa 144 Val Phe Leu Thr Ile Phe Ile Phe Thr Lys Ile Ser Phe Met Phe Lys 35 40 45 cct gtg ttt gat ttt ctt gct gtg ctg ata ttg ccg ctt gta att tct 192 Pro Val Phe Asp Phe Leu Ala Val Leu Ile Leu Pro Leu Val Ile Ser 50 55 60 ggc ttg ctt tat tac cta tta aaa cct atg gtt aca ttt tta gag aag 240 Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Lys Pro Met Val Thr Phe Leu Glu Lys 65 70 75 80 cgg gga att aag cgt gta aca gcg ata tta tca gtt ttt act att ata 288 Arg Gly Ile Lys Arg Val Thr Ala Ile Leu Ser Val Phe Thr Ile Ile 85 90 95 atc ctt ctg tta att tgg gca atg tct agt ttt att ccc atg atg agt 336 Ile Leu Leu Leu Ile Trp Ala Met Ser Ser Phe Ile Pro Met Met Ser 100 105 110 aat caa tta cgc cat ttt atg gaa gat ctc cct tca tat gtg aat aaa 384 Asn Gln Leu Arg His Phe Met Glu Asp Leu Pro Ser Tyr Val Asn Lys 115 120 125 gtg caa atg gaa aca agt tcg ttt ata gat cac aac cct tgg tta aaa 432 Val Gln Met Glu Thr Ser Ser Phe Ile Asp His Asn Pro Trp Leu Lys 130 135 140 tct tat aaa ggg gaa ata tcg agc atg tta tct aat atc agt agc caa 480 Ser Tyr Lys Gly Glu Ile Ser Ser Met Leu Ser Asn Ile Ser Ser Gln 145 150 155 160 gcg gtc tct tat gct gaa aaa ttt tca aag aat gtt tta gat tgg gca 528 Ala Val Ser Tyr Ala Glu Lys Phe Ser Lys Asn Val Leu Asp Trp Ala 165 170 175 gga aat tta gct agt aca gtt gca cgt gtg aca gta gca aca atc atg 576 Gly Asn Leu Ala Ser Thr Val Ala Arg Val Thr Val Ala Thr Ile Met 180 185 190 gct ccc ttt att ttg ttt tat ctt tta aga gat agt cgc aac atg aag 624 Ala Pro Phe Ile Leu Phe Tyr Leu Leu Arg Asp Ser Arg Asn Met Lys 195 200 205 aat ggt ttc tta atg gtt tta cca acc aaa cta cgc caa cca gct gat 672 Asn Gly Phe Leu Met Val Leu Pro Thr Lys Leu Arg Gln Pro Ala Asp 210 215 220 cgt att ttg cga gaa atg aat agt caa atg tca gga tat gtg caa gga 720 Arg Ile Leu Arg Glu Met Asn Ser Gln Met Ser Gly Tyr Val Gln Gly 225 230 235 240 caa atc att gtt gct att act gtt ggt gtt att ttt tca ata atg tat 768 Gln Ile Ile Val Ala Ile Thr Val Gly Val Ile Phe Ser Ile Met Tyr 245 250 255 agt att ata ggc ctt aga tat ggc gtg aca tta ggg att att gcc ggt 816 Ser Ile Ile Gly Leu Arg Tyr Gly Val Thr Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Gly 260 265 270 gtg tta aat atg gtt ccc tat ttg gga agt ttt gtc gcc caa att cca 864 Val Leu Asn Met Val Pro Tyr Leu Gly Ser Phe Val Ala Gln Ile Pro 275 280 285 gtg ttt atc tta gcg ctt gtc gca gga cct gtt atg gtt gtt aaa gtt 912 Val Phe Ile Leu Ala Leu Val Ala Gly Pro Val Met Val Val Lys Val 290 295 300 gcg att gtt ttt gtt att gag caa act cta gag gga cgc ttt gtc tca 960 Ala Ile Val Phe Val Ile Glu Gln Thr Leu Glu Gly Arg Phe Val Ser 305 310 315 320 cct ttg gtt tta ggt aat aaa ctt agc att cat cca att aca att atg 1008 Pro Leu Val Leu Gly Asn Lys Leu Ser Ile His Pro Ile Thr Ile Met 325 330 335 ttt att tta tta acc tct gga gcg atg ttt ggt gtt tgg gga gta ttc 1056 Phe Ile Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Ala Met Phe Gly Val Trp Gly Val Phe 340 345 350 ctc agt att ccg att tat gca tct atc aaa gtt gtt gtt aaa gaa ttg 1104 Leu Ser Ile Pro Ile Tyr Ala Ser Ile Lys Val Val Val Lys Glu Leu 355 360 365 ttt gat tgg tac aaa gct gtc agt ggg cta tat aca ata gat gtt gtt 1152 Phe Asp Trp Tyr Lys Ala Val Ser Gly Leu Tyr Thr Ile Asp Val Val 370 375 380 act gaa gaa aga agt gaa gaa gtt aaa aat gtt gaa tag 1191 Thr Glu Glu Arg Ser Glu Glu Val Lys Asn Val Glu 385 390 395 29 396 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 29 Val Asn Glu Ser Thr Ile Arg Lys Glu Phe Lys Ile Val Val Phe Lys 1 5 10 15 Trp Ile Leu Asn Asn Gln Ala Val Ile Ala Leu Met Ile Thr Phe Leu 20 25 30 Val Phe Leu Thr Ile Phe Ile Phe Thr Lys Ile Ser Phe Met Phe Lys 35 40 45 Pro Val Phe Asp Phe Leu Ala Val Leu Ile Leu Pro Leu Val Ile Ser 50 55 60 Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Leu Leu Lys Pro Met Val Thr Phe Leu Glu Lys 65 70 75 80 Arg Gly Ile Lys Arg Val Thr Ala Ile Leu Ser Val Phe Thr Ile Ile 85 90 95 Ile Leu Leu Leu Ile Trp Ala Met Ser Ser Phe Ile Pro Met Met Ser 100 105 110 Asn Gln Leu Arg His Phe Met Glu Asp Leu Pro Ser Tyr Val Asn Lys 115 120 125 Val Gln Met Glu Thr Ser Ser Phe Ile Asp His Asn Pro Trp Leu Lys 130 135 140 Ser Tyr Lys Gly Glu Ile Ser Ser Met Leu Ser Asn Ile Ser Ser Gln 145 150 155 160 Ala Val Ser Tyr Ala Glu Lys Phe Ser Lys Asn Val Leu Asp Trp Ala 165 170 175 Gly Asn Leu Ala Ser Thr Val Ala Arg Val Thr Val Ala Thr Ile Met 180 185 190 Ala Pro Phe Ile Leu Phe Tyr Leu Leu Arg Asp Ser Arg Asn Met Lys 195 200 205 Asn Gly Phe Leu Met Val Leu Pro Thr Lys Leu Arg Gln Pro Ala Asp 210 215 220 Arg Ile Leu Arg Glu Met Asn Ser Gln Met Ser Gly Tyr Val Gln Gly 225 230 235 240 Gln Ile Ile Val Ala Ile Thr Val Gly Val Ile Phe Ser Ile Met Tyr 245 250 255 Ser Ile Ile Gly Leu Arg Tyr Gly Val Thr Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Gly 260 265 270 Val Leu Asn Met Val Pro Tyr Leu Gly Ser Phe Val Ala Gln Ile Pro 275 280 285 Val Phe Ile Leu Ala Leu Val Ala Gly Pro Val Met Val Val Lys Val 290 295 300 Ala Ile Val Phe Val Ile Glu Gln Thr Leu Glu Gly Arg Phe Val Ser 305 310 315 320 Pro Leu Val Leu Gly Asn Lys Leu Ser Ile His Pro Ile Thr Ile Met 325 330 335 Phe Ile Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Ala Met Phe Gly Val Trp Gly Val Phe 340 345 350 Leu Ser Ile Pro Ile Tyr Ala Ser Ile Lys Val Val Val Lys Glu Leu 355 360 365 Phe Asp Trp Tyr Lys Ala Val Ser Gly Leu Tyr Thr Ile Asp Val Val 370 375 380 Thr Glu Glu Arg Ser Glu Glu Val Lys Asn Val Glu 385 390 395 30 1230 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(1230) 30 atg ttt atg gga atc cca caa tat ttc ttc tac ctt atc tta gct gtc 48 Met Phe Met Gly Ile Pro Gln Tyr Phe Phe Tyr Leu Ile Leu Ala Val 1 5 10 15 cta cca att tac atc ggc tta ttc ttt aag aag cgt ttt gcc tta tat 96 Leu Pro Ile Tyr Ile Gly Leu Phe Phe Lys Lys Arg Phe Ala Leu Tyr 20 25 30 gag att att ttt agt cta agt ttt att gta atg atg ttg act ggt agt 144 Glu Ile Ile Phe Ser Leu Ser Phe Ile Val Met Met Leu Thr Gly Ser 35 40 45 act ttt aat caa ttg aag tca cta ttg gca tac gtt gtc gga cag tct 192 Thr Phe Asn Gln Leu Lys Ser Leu Leu Ala Tyr Val Val Gly Gln Ser 50 55 60 ctg cta gtt ttt atc tat aaa gct tac cgg aaa cga ttt aat cat act 240 Leu Leu Val Phe Ile Tyr Lys Ala Tyr Arg Lys Arg Phe Asn His Thr 65 70 75 80 ttg gtc ttt tat gta acg gtt tgt tta tct att ttt ccg cta ttt ttg 288 Leu Val Phe Tyr Val Thr Val Cys Leu Ser Ile Phe Pro Leu Phe Leu 85 90 95 gta aaa tta att cca gct ata tct gag gat ggg cat cag tca ctt ttt 336 Val Lys Leu Ile Pro Ala Ile Ser Glu Asp Gly His Gln Ser Leu Phe 100 105 110 ggg ttt cta gga att tct tac ctt act ttt aga gct gtt gct atg att 384 Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile Ser Tyr Leu Thr Phe Arg Ala Val Ala Met Ile 115 120 125 att gaa atg aga gac ggt gtc ttg aaa gaa ttt act tta tgg gaa ttc 432 Ile Glu Met Arg Asp Gly Val Leu Lys Glu Phe Thr Leu Trp Glu Phe 130 135 140 tta aga ttt tta ctc ttc ttt cca act ttc tca agt gga cca att gat 480 Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Phe Phe Pro Thr Phe Ser Ser Gly Pro Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 cgt ttt aaa cga ttc aat gag gat tac att aat atc cca gat cga aac 528 Arg Phe Lys Arg Phe Asn Glu Asp Tyr Ile Asn Ile Pro Asp Arg Asn 165 170 175 gaa ctc cta gat atg tta ggt caa gcg att cat tat ttg atg tta ggt 576 Glu Leu Leu Asp Met Leu Gly Gln Ala Ile His Tyr Leu Met Leu Gly 180 185 190 ttt ctc tat aag ttt att tta gcc tat att ttt gga agt ctg att atg 624 Phe Leu Tyr Lys Phe Ile Leu Ala Tyr Ile Phe Gly Ser Leu Ile Met 195 200 205 cct cct cta aaa gaa tta gcg cta gaa cag ggt ggt gtg ttt aat tgg 672 Pro Pro Leu Lys Glu Leu Ala Leu Glu Gln Gly Gly Val Phe Asn Trp 210 215 220 cca aca ctt ggg gtt atg tat gcc ttt ggt ttt gat ttg ttc ttt gat 720 Pro Thr Leu Gly Val Met Tyr Ala Phe Gly Phe Asp Leu Phe Phe Asp 225 230 235 240 ttt gca ggt tac aca atg ttt gcg ttg gct att tct aac cta atg ggg 768 Phe Ala Gly Tyr Thr Met Phe Ala Leu Ala Ile Ser Asn Leu Met Gly 245 250 255 att aag tct ccg att aac ttt gac aaa cct ttc aaa tca cgc gac cta 816 Ile Lys Ser Pro Ile Asn Phe Asp Lys Pro Phe Lys Ser Arg Asp Leu 260 265 270 aaa gaa ttt tgg aat aga tgg cat atg agc ctt tct ttc tgg ttt aga 864 Lys Glu Phe Trp Asn Arg Trp His Met Ser Leu Ser Phe Trp Phe Arg 275 280 285 gac ttt gtt ttc atg agg ctt gtt aag ctt tta gtt aaa aat aaa gtt 912 Asp Phe Val Phe Met Arg Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Val Lys Asn Lys Val 290 295 300 ttt aaa aac cgt aat gtt act tca agt gta gct tat att atc aat atg 960 Phe Lys Asn Arg Asn Val Thr Ser Ser Val Ala Tyr Ile Ile Asn Met 305 310 315 320 ctt ctt atg gga ttc tgg cat ggg tta act tgg tac tat ata gcc tat 1008 Leu Leu Met Gly Phe Trp His Gly Leu Thr Trp Tyr Tyr Ile Ala Tyr 325 330 335 ggt ctc ttt cat ggg att ggc cta gtt att aat gac gct tgg gta cgt 1056 Gly Leu Phe His Gly Ile Gly Leu Val Ile Asn Asp Ala Trp Val Arg 340 345 350 aag aag aaa aat ayt aat aaa gaa aga aga ttg gct aaa aaa cca ctt 1104 Lys Lys Lys Asn Xaa Asn Lys Glu Arg Arg Leu Ala Lys Lys Pro Leu 355 360 365 tta cca gaa aac aaa tgg act tat gct ttg ggt gtc ttc atc acc ttt 1152 Leu Pro Glu Asn Lys Trp Thr Tyr Ala Leu Gly Val Phe Ile Thr Phe 370 375 380 aat gta gtt atg ttt tct ttc ttg att ttt tca gga ttt tta gat ctt 1200 Asn Val Val Met Phe Ser Phe Leu Ile Phe Ser Gly Phe Leu Asp Leu 385 390 395 400 ttg tgg ttc cca caa ccg cat aac aaa taa 1230 Leu Trp Phe Pro Gln Pro His Asn Lys 405 31 409 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae misc_feature (357)..(357) The ′Xaa′ at location 357 stands for Thr, or Ile. 31 Met Phe Met Gly Ile Pro Gln Tyr Phe Phe Tyr Leu Ile Leu Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Pro Ile Tyr Ile Gly Leu Phe Phe Lys Lys Arg Phe Ala Leu Tyr 20 25 30 Glu Ile Ile Phe Ser Leu Ser Phe Ile Val Met Met Leu Thr Gly Ser 35 40 45 Thr Phe Asn Gln Leu Lys Ser Leu Leu Ala Tyr Val Val Gly Gln Ser 50 55 60 Leu Leu Val Phe Ile Tyr Lys Ala Tyr Arg Lys Arg Phe Asn His Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Val Phe Tyr Val Thr Val Cys Leu Ser Ile Phe Pro Leu Phe Leu 85 90 95 Val Lys Leu Ile Pro Ala Ile Ser Glu Asp Gly His Gln Ser Leu Phe 100 105 110 Gly Phe Leu Gly Ile Ser Tyr Leu Thr Phe Arg Ala Val Ala Met Ile 115 120 125 Ile Glu Met Arg Asp Gly Val Leu Lys Glu Phe Thr Leu Trp Glu Phe 130 135 140 Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Phe Phe Pro Thr Phe Ser Ser Gly Pro Ile Asp 145 150 155 160 Arg Phe Lys Arg Phe Asn Glu Asp Tyr Ile Asn Ile Pro Asp Arg Asn 165 170 175 Glu Leu Leu Asp Met Leu Gly Gln Ala Ile His Tyr Leu Met Leu Gly 180 185 190 Phe Leu Tyr Lys Phe Ile Leu Ala Tyr Ile Phe Gly Ser Leu Ile Met 195 200 205 Pro Pro Leu Lys Glu Leu Ala Leu Glu Gln Gly Gly Val Phe Asn Trp 210 215 220 Pro Thr Leu Gly Val Met Tyr Ala Phe Gly Phe Asp Leu Phe Phe Asp 225 230 235 240 Phe Ala Gly Tyr Thr Met Phe Ala Leu Ala Ile Ser Asn Leu Met Gly 245 250 255 Ile Lys Ser Pro Ile Asn Phe Asp Lys Pro Phe Lys Ser Arg Asp Leu 260 265 270 Lys Glu Phe Trp Asn Arg Trp His Met Ser Leu Ser Phe Trp Phe Arg 275 280 285 Asp Phe Val Phe Met Arg Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Val Lys Asn Lys Val 290 295 300 Phe Lys Asn Arg Asn Val Thr Ser Ser Val Ala Tyr Ile Ile Asn Met 305 310 315 320 Leu Leu Met Gly Phe Trp His Gly Leu Thr Trp Tyr Tyr Ile Ala Tyr 325 330 335 Gly Leu Phe His Gly Ile Gly Leu Val Ile Asn Asp Ala Trp Val Arg 340 345 350 Lys Lys Lys Asn Xaa Asn Lys Glu Arg Arg Leu Ala Lys Lys Pro Leu 355 360 365 Leu Pro Glu Asn Lys Trp Thr Tyr Ala Leu Gly Val Phe Ile Thr Phe 370 375 380 Asn Val Val Met Phe Ser Phe Leu Ile Phe Ser Gly Phe Leu Asp Leu 385 390 395 400 Leu Trp Phe Pro Gln Pro His Asn Lys 405 32 100 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(99) 32 atg aat aaa ata acg aca tta tca acc atc gcc ctg act tta atg ctt 48 Met Asn Lys Ile Thr Thr Leu Ser Thr Ile Ala Leu Thr Leu Met Leu 1 5 10 15 tgc gtt gga tgt tct gcc aat aaa gat aat caa aaa act aaa act gag 96 Cys Val Gly Cys Ser Ala Asn Lys Asp Asn Gln Lys Thr Lys Thr Glu 20 25 30 gat c 100 Asp 33 33 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 33 Met Asn Lys Ile Thr Thr Leu Ser Thr Ile Ala Leu Thr Leu Met Leu 1 5 10 15 Cys Val Gly Cys Ser Ala Asn Lys Asp Asn Gln Lys Thr Lys Thr Glu 20 25 30 Asp 34 654 DNA Streptococcus agalactiae CDS (1)..(654) 34 gat cga ggc tat caa gaa gca atg gct aaa cta agg aaa act tac ggc 48 Asp Arg Gly Tyr Gln Glu Ala Met Ala Lys Leu Arg Lys Thr Tyr Gly 1 5 10 15 gaa tat ggt tta ggg gtt tct aca gga tta gat tta cct gaa tca gaa 96 Glu Tyr Gly Leu Gly Val Ser Thr Gly Leu Asp Leu Pro Glu Ser Glu 20 25 30 ggt tat gta cct gga aaa tac agc tta gga aca act cta atg gaa tcg 144 Gly Tyr Val Pro Gly Lys Tyr Ser Leu Gly Thr Thr Leu Met Glu Ser 35 40 45 ttc ggt cag tat gat gcc tat aca cca atg caa ctt ggt cag tat atc 192 Phe Gly Gln Tyr Asp Ala Tyr Thr Pro Met Gln Leu Gly Gln Tyr Ile 50 55 60 tca act att gcg aat aat ggg aat cgt tta gca cct cac gtg gtt tca 240 Ser Thr Ile Ala Asn Asn Gly Asn Arg Leu Ala Pro His Val Val Ser 65 70 75 80 gat atc tat gaa ggg aat gat tct aat aag ttc gct caa ttg gtt cgt 288 Asp Ile Tyr Glu Gly Asn Asp Ser Asn Lys Phe Ala Gln Leu Val Arg 85 90 95 tca atc act cct aaa aca cta aat aag ata gct atc tca gat caa gag 336 Ser Ile Thr Pro Lys Thr Leu Asn Lys Ile Ala Ile Ser Asp Gln Glu 100 105 110 tta gcc att att caa gaa ggt ttt tat aac gtt gtc aat agt gga agt 384 Leu Ala Ile Ile Gln Glu Gly Phe Tyr Asn Val Val Asn Ser Gly Ser 115 120 125 ggc tat gca act ggt acg tca atg agg ggg aat gtg aca acc att agy 432 Gly Tyr Ala Thr Gly Thr Ser Met Arg Gly Asn Val Thr Thr Ile Ser 130 135 140 ggt aaa act ggt acc gct gaa aca ttt gct aaa aat ata aat gga caa 480 Gly Lys Thr Gly Thr Ala Glu Thr Phe Ala Lys Asn Ile Asn Gly Gln 145 150 155 160 aca gtt tct acc tac aac tta aac gct att gcc tac gat act aat cgt 528 Thr Val Ser Thr Tyr Asn Leu Asn Ala Ile Ala Tyr Asp Thr Asn Arg 165 170 175 aaa ata gca gta gcg gta atg tat ccg cat gtt aca act gat aca aca 576 Lys Ile Ala Val Ala Val Met Tyr Pro His Val Thr Thr Asp Thr Thr 180 185 190 aaa tcc cat caa tta gtt gca cga gat atg att gat caa tat att tca 624 Lys Ser His Gln Leu Val Ala Arg Asp Met Ile Asp Gln Tyr Ile Ser 195 200 205 cag tca cag gac aat aag aga gga cat tga 654 Gln Ser Gln Asp Asn Lys Arg Gly His 210 215 35 217 PRT Streptococcus agalactiae 35 Asp Arg Gly Tyr Gln Glu Ala Met Ala Lys Leu Arg Lys Thr Tyr Gly 1 5 10 15 Glu Tyr Gly Leu Gly Val Ser Thr Gly Leu Asp Leu Pro Glu Ser Glu 20 25 30 Gly Tyr Val Pro Gly Lys Tyr Ser Leu Gly Thr Thr Leu Met Glu Ser 35 40 45 Phe Gly Gln Tyr Asp Ala Tyr Thr Pro Met Gln Leu Gly Gln Tyr Ile 50 55 60 Ser Thr Ile Ala Asn Asn Gly Asn Arg Leu Ala Pro His Val Val Ser 65 70 75 80 Asp Ile Tyr Glu Gly Asn Asp Ser Asn Lys Phe Ala Gln Leu Val Arg 85 90 95 Ser Ile Thr Pro Lys Thr Leu Asn Lys Ile Ala Ile Ser Asp Gln Glu 100 105 110 Leu Ala Ile Ile Gln Glu Gly Phe Tyr Asn Val Val Asn Ser Gly Ser 115 120 125 Gly Tyr Ala Thr Gly Thr Ser Met Arg Gly Asn Val Thr Thr Ile Ser 130 135 140 Gly Lys Thr Gly Thr Ala Glu Thr Phe Ala Lys Asn Ile Asn Gly Gln 145 150 155 160 Thr Val Ser Thr Tyr Asn Leu Asn Ala Ile Ala Tyr Asp Thr Asn Arg 165 170 175 Lys Ile Ala Val Ala Val Met Tyr Pro His Val Thr Thr Asp Thr Thr 180 185 190 Lys Ser His Gln Leu Val Ala Arg Asp Met Ile Asp Gln Tyr Ile Ser 195 200 205 Gln Ser Gln Asp Asn Lys Arg Gly His 210 215 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for the treatment of a condition associated with Group B Streptococcal infection caused by Streptococcus agalactiae, wherein said method comprises administering to a patient an effective amount of an isolated peptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, or an isolated peptide comprising the immunogenic portion of SEQ ID NO:23, wherein said immunogenic portion induces an immune response and selectively binds to anti-Streptococcus agalactiae antibody specific for SEQ ID NO:
 23. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 is administered to the patient.
 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the infection is a local infection.
 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the infection is a urinary tract infection.
 5. A method for the prevention of a condition associated with Group B Streptococcal infection caused by Streptococcus agalactiae, wherein said method comprises administering to a patient an effective amount of an isolated peptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23, or an isolated peptide comprising the immunogenic portion of SEQ ID NO: 23, wherein said immunogenic portion induces an immune response and selectively binds to anti-Streptococcus agalactiae antibody specific for SEQ ID NO:
 23. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said peptide comprises comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 is administered to the patient.
 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the infection is a local infection.
 8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the infection is a urinary tract infection. 